Home / 63,721.50-95,593.80-26,260.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,721.50, 95,593.80 and 26,260.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,721.50, 95,593.80 and 26,260.74 is: 39,395.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,721.50 : 95,593.80 = 26,260.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,721.50/95,593.80 = 26,260.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,721.50x = 95,593.80 × 26,260.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,721.50x = 2,510,363,927.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,510,363,927.41/63,721.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,395.87

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.